Chapter 8: The Old Dream of the Pear Garden (5)
"Don't worry." Xie Tianqing whispered to reassure, "Don't you think it's strange?" Why is he here? ”
Hua Candle was stunned: "Could it be that something happened between him and Boss Liu or Peony?" "Because it's supposed to be a picture of the past. If Hua Zhu didn't guess wrong, these should be Peony's memories from the past.
Xie Tianqing showed an appreciative gaze: "Hua Candle, you must be the smartest cat in the Three Realms." ”
The snow in the sky was scattered, some people sat under the eaves drinking tea and tea, and some stood in the courtyard holding umbrellas and looking at the snow scene, only Boss Liu's eyes kept staring at the unmanned stage at this time, thoughtful.
Soon, Peony walked onto the stage again, and just opened her lips as if to sing, when the door was suddenly kicked open by a person.
Striding in was a group of people in military uniforms.
Xie Tianqing took a few steps back from the crowd and whispered, "It's the warlord of the year." ”
"Warlord? What is it? "Hua Zhu hasn't started to learn history yet, so naturally I don't know.
"This ...... Go back in the explanation. He couldn't explain this question for a while.
The man in the lead had a murderous face, a horsewhip in his hand, and black boots stepped into the snow, and walked slowly towards the stage.
The crowd was silent, not even the one who whispered, apparently knowing the man.
Boss Liu stood up, straightened his delicately embroidered robe, put one hand in front and one hand in the back, and looked at the man walking towards him.
The man pulled his cloak and looked at the stage: "Why didn't Boss Liu invite me to this big show?" Are you afraid that I will spoil Boss Liu's interest? ”
"What did Master Mang say, I really wanted to invite, but I was afraid that Master Mang would be busy and wouldn't have time to come." Boss Liu looked back at the servant, "What are you still doing in a daze?" Don't hurry up and prepare chairs and tea and snacks for Mangye. ”
The servant came back to his senses at this time, nodded his head tremblingly, and then went to bring a chair and placed it next to Boss Liu's chair.
Mang Ye sat down with a smile, put the horsewhip aside, took a sip of tea, and raised his eyebrows at the peony on the stage: "Go on." ”
Boss Liu also looked back at the table, and met Peony's gaze.
Peony frowned, but continued to sing.
At this time, Hua Zhu and Xie Tianqing also quietly squeezed behind these two people from the crowd, wanting to hear what they were saying.
"Boss Liu's business has been good lately, right? I once invited this peony to my house to sing and refused, but Boss Liu moved. Or Boss Liu has more face than me. Mang Ye said intentionally or unintentionally, rubbing a peanut in his hand, with a flirtatious smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Where." Boss Liu didn't know what he meant, so he could only respond casually.
"What did you think about what I proposed before Boss Liu?"
Boss Liu paused when he turned the wrench on his hand: "Master Mang, I can't accept it." ”
Mang Ye smiled when he heard this answer: "Unacceptable? Then about you and peony, I don't think I can keep it a secret for you anymore. ”
The expression on Boss Liu's face froze: "Master Mang, what are you talking about?" What can I do with a play? ”
"Heh, what do you know best, give you three more days to think about it, after three days I can't get the answer you want, and your bad relationship will be known in the streets." After Mang Ye finished speaking, he got up and left.
Boss Liu's expression became solemn, so that he didn't listen to the later songs at all, and the people on the stage were worried and had no intention of singing again.
Behind them, the flower candle and the celestial clearing heard their conversation clearly.
Obviously, this is naked blackmail.
Hua Zhu sensed something, subconsciously turned his head, and saw that at the end of the crowd, Lu Qing pulled the corners of his mouth, and then turned around and walked towards the backyard.
He didn't want to chase them this time, since Lu Qing found them but stayed here, he shouldn't have left for a while.
The drama ended, and people gradually left. Hua Candle and Xie Tianqing hid in the courtyard, and they watched Boss Liu and Peony enter the same room.
"It's already obvious, isn't it? There is a relationship between Boss Liu and Peony, this matter is known to the warlord, he wants Boss Liu to help him do something, but Boss Liu does not agree, and the warlord wants to blackmail him. Boss Liu killed Peony in order not to be blackmailed by the warlord. So, Peony wants revenge! Flower Candle guessed.
Xie Tian looked indifferently at the candle flame printed on the window in the house: "Really? I don't think so. ”
"Huh?" Flower Candle looked at him suspiciously.
"Have you ever seen a vengeful ghost washing dishes for his enemies? Besides, this kind of unjust soul is all over the street, how could Lu Qing deliberately find this? ”
Hua Zhu scratched his hair, feeling that these problems were already beyond the norm, he was just a cat, and his brain capacity was not that large.
Xie Tianqing felt interesting when he saw Hua Zhu's reaction, and reached out to smooth out his messy hair: "Don't worry, I'm looking." ”
"Hmm."
They waited patiently outside, and the snow fell heavier and heavier, and strangely enough, it was so big, but they didn't feel how cold it was.
Hua Zhu raised his hand and held a handful of snow, and the snow quickly melted in his palm, a little wet but not cold.
It seemed strange to him.
But his question was not spoken.
After half a ring, Peony walked out in an ordinary azure robe, and his appearance without makeup was also feminine, and he looked like a very gentle person.
There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Peony's mouth, and his eyes were full of happiness, I don't know what kind of conversation they had in the house, but it was obvious that this conversation made him feel good.
Hua Candle still couldn't bear to turn back into a cat, stepped on the plum blossom footprints on the snow, and ran lightly towards the room where the peony came out, and before Xie Tianqing could stop it, Hua Candle had already jumped on the windowsill of the house.
Flower Candle stretched out her paws and gently pushed open a crack in the window, and looked into the room with half-squinted eyes.
Boss Liu's expression in the room was not as happy as Peony, he frowned and lowered his head in silence, his face was gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After Hua Zhu scribbled a glance like this, he jumped off the windowsill, returned to Xie Tianqing's side and jumped into his arms.
"Look, I guessed right, TV series are all played like this."
Xie Tianqing smiled helplessly: "Don't run around." Also, watch less of this kind of bloody TV series in the future. ”
Hua Zhu looked up with his glass-like eyes, and suddenly exclaimed, "Tianqing, look." ”
Xie Tianqing raised his head, the sky above them was originally late at night and suddenly turned into day, and it changed rapidly two or three times like this, and they deduced from the change from day to night that it should be the night of the third day now.
It was still snowing heavily.
The lights in the house that were originally on went out, and Boss Liu walked out of the house with an umbrella, a scarf and a long shirt, and walked to the backyard with a somewhat solemn expression.
Hua Candle immediately scratched Xie Tianqing's clothes with his claws: "Hurry up, follow up." ”
"Got it, don't grab my clothes." Since raising the flower candles, not only has there been sticky hair on every piece of clothing, but even the speed of damage to the clothes has accelerated.
Xie Tianqing followed Boss Liu to the backyard with the flower candle.
Next to a well, Peony stood there with her luggage, watching Boss Liu walk towards him with expectant eyes.
Hua Candle and Xie Tianqing have been in the front yard all the time, and they didn't see Peony coming in, so Peony should have sneaked in through the back door.
What is it necessary to be so sneaky?
Hua Zhu and Xie Tianqing glanced at each other at the same time, and said softly at the same time: "Elopement? ”
Yes. They shouldn't be wrong in their guesses, the strange thing is that Peony is holding the luggage, and Boss Liu has nothing in his hand except an umbrella.
Peony also saw this scene obviously, and the light in her eyes gradually dimmed: "You regret it, right?" He asked.
Boss Liu slowly approached with an umbrella and covered the snow for the peony: "No." I like you, you should know better than anyone else. ”
Peony looked at Boss Liu's eyes, and Boss Liu's eyes were white snow in addition to him.
"I know." Peony's voice choked slightly.
"Today, maybe we won't be able to get out." Boss Liu's tone was mixed with this sigh.
"What?"
"Look at the fire outside."
Peony only turned around at this time, and the faint light of the fire and the sound of boots stepping on the snow could already be seen in the back alley, which was still calm.
"You already knew?" Peony looked back in surprise.
Boss Liu nodded.
"Then why are you still here?"
"I can't bear you, and I can't give up my long-standing persistence. I'm sorry for bothering you. Boss Liu took out a free hand and brushed away the snow that fell on Peony's shoulder.
Peony shook her head slightly: "No, even if I have been with you for a short time, I have never regretted it." ”
Boss Liu's hand caressed Peony's fair face, brushed away his falling hair, and lowered his head to drop a shallow kiss between his eyebrows.
And the snow, which didn't feel cold before, gradually cooled down, and the flowers and candles shivered.
"Would you like to come with me?" Peony said.
The walk he said was no longer literal at this point.
"Take me along." Boss Liu's originally solemn expression was suddenly relieved, and the corners of his mouth hooked up with a smile.
Peony took two steps back and leaned to the well, and glanced sideways: "I'll go first, I'll wait for you." After saying that, Peony turned around and jumped down the well without hesitation, and the sound of heavy objects falling into the water was instantly heard in the well.
Hua Zhu gasped, he originally thought that Peony was killed by him, but he didn't expect Peony to commit suicide, Boss Liu......
Boss Liu, who was at the well, hesitated, his fingers touched the stone bricks by the well, and the cold temperature on the stone bricks was transmitted to his fingertips and flowed through his heart.
But not long after, Boss Liu also turned over and jumped into the well.
And Hua Candle and Xie Tianqing were startled and hurriedly ran forward, this time they didn't hear the sound of Boss Liu falling into the water.